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Presidential election in Russia: a disrupted vote but without suspense
Presidential election in Russia: a disrupted vote but without suspense
(France 2)
Incidents punctuated the first voting day of the Russian presidential election, Friday March 15. Vladimir Putin hopes to be re-elected with 80% of the vote.
Molotov cocktail thrown against the facade of a polling station, voting booth on fire, ballot box doused with colored liquid… Friday March 15, the first day of the presidential election in Russia was the scene of several incidents. The acts are isolated and the vote leaves no room for suspense. Everything was designed for a new triumph for Vladimir Putin: a vote over three days and polling stations closed at night, with an increased risk of attempted fraud.
His greatest rival died in prison
Opposite Vladimir Putin, there are three competitors, front opponents, who do not overshadow him. His two main political opponents saw their candidacies ousted and his biggest rival, Alexei Navalny, died in prison. The head of the Kremlin, more powerful than ever, did not participate in the debates during his campaign. He hopes to reach 80% of the votes. “It is quite simply to be able to offer Vladimir Putin the illustration that the population, as a whole, validates his foreign policy”explains Florent Parmentier, researcher and geopolitologist.
